Goffney v. State

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

BENAVIDES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon. See, TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 6701Í-1 (Vernon Supp.1991); V.T.C.A., Penal Code, Section 46.06. Appellant waived counsel and was tried and convicted by a jury. The trial court assessed punishment of 90 days confinement and a $100 fine for each offense. The Waco Court of Appeals reversed the conviction in Goffney v. State, 812 S.W.2d 351 (Tex.App.—Waco 1991).

We granted review to determine (1) whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding…